The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 22, 2003

Sustainability index
THE M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, recently held a meeting of experts to consider the preliminary draft of an Atlas on Sustainability of Food Security in India. While there is a general ... More

GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW

Party is on in Asia — Beware the hangover
Asians are resisting their currency strength by buying debt of an already highly indebted US. That is setting off a heady asset price increase in Asia. But when other countries protest, the Asian game would be up and it would be left holding America n assets whose intrinsic value would be a lot less than they paid for. The hangover could be painful, says V. Anantha Nageswaran. More

ON THE MOVE

Shipping: Sailing towards better times
AS ANOTHER New Year dawns, fragrance of the feel-good factor is spreading fast across the economy. The country's foreign exchange reserves have just crossed the $100-billion mark for the first time ever in its economic ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

Market may see some profit-taking
Interestingly, top marketers here also feel, that despite s good monsoon, the rural market in India has not really picked up for FMGC yet. In the first flush of recovery, consumers — whether in the US or in the cow belt of India — earlier postponed spends in capital goods or durables get the first preference. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

Profit-bookings may be prudent
EQUITY funds, driven by a stock market that is moving up relentlessly, continue to create wealth for investors. The best and the brightest of them have already provided 100 per cent-plus returns over the last one-year period, while some of the ... More

ADR WATCH

Information technology counters end weak
IT was subdued week for the Indian counters at the US markets, which stood firm above the 10,000 mark. The Dow climbed 30.14 points to 10,278.22, closing at a 19-month high for the fourth consecutive day. Last week, the Dow has gained 2.4 per ... More

SAY CHEEK

Good tidings come in twos and threes
SOMETIMES good tidings come in twos and threes. India wins an impossible match in Australia, the Sensex keeps rising, and S&P has given us a good report card. And we are not counting other happy happenings such as the capture of Saddam, flow of ... More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED

Traffic jam of notes in the city's airspace
"LIFE without music would be a mistake," said Friedrich Nietzsche. So, here is the music season in the city. And for anybody who wants to reaffirm his or her status as somebody who does in Rome what Romans do, a common time-filler these days ... More

MARK TO MARKET

What, floating rate deposits?
THESE are tough times for retail investors. They borrow at floating rates, but invest at a fixed rate, and are therefore exposed to high interest rate risk. Since retail investors cannot hedge their interest rate risk, ... More

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